Australian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
RACE DATE
8 Mar 1998
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1998 Australian Grand Prix.
WINNERHäkkinenP1 → P1
RACE LAPS58
BIGGEST GAIN+12Panis
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1:31Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 58 | +0.702Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +3 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | +4 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | -1 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | -1 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +4 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | +2 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | +12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | -3 | 43 | Broken wing | 0 | — |
| R | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | +1 | 41 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | +3 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | +6 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | +2 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | +2 | 22 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | +6 | 8 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | -14 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | +2 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | -10 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | -2 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | -8 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | -8 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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